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Oprah’s Big Give: Operation North Texas
March 10-April 20, 2008

The North Texas community went “nuts” for Oprah’s Big Give: Operation North Texas. This month-long campaign encouraged several corporations, schools, faith-based groups and individuals to “give big” by collecting food and funds for fill backpacks for our Food 4 Kids program.

The Food 4 Kids program provides nutritious nonperishable food that does not require utensils to open or heating to elementary school children most at risk of going hungry over the weekend. Kid-friendly food items are provided to the child in a plain backpack every Friday afternoon during the school year (several measures are taken to protect the child’s privacy amongst his peers) and brought back empty every Monday morning. Currently serving over 150 schools in 14 school districts, Food 4 Kids provides food to approximately 3,000 children in the greater Dallas area.

Oprah’s Big Give: Operation North Texas generated:

• $120,000 (will purchase 24,000 weekly packs of food)

• Over 60,000 jars of peanut butter

THANK YOU to all our participants, including our financial donors:

Bennigan's/MRG, Holmes Murphy, Rent A Center, VHA, Wachovia, Fidelity, Aegon, Wilshire Baptist, Haworth, FMG, Bank of Texas & Bank of Texas Mortgage and Belo/WFAA.

Special thanks also go out to all of the corporations, schools, faith-based groups and individuals who conducted peanut butter drives, including:

Bennigan's/MRG, Holmes Murphy, Fidelity, Belo/WFAA, CB Richard Ellis, Highland Park Middle School, Parish Episcopal School, Colleyville Heritage High School, University of Texas at Dallas, Concord Missionary Baptist Church, Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Wilshire Baptist, Unity Church of Dallas, North Dallas Community Bible Fellowship, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, Lovers Lane UMC, Central Baptist Church, Sachse First United Methodist Church, White's Chapel, Kim Dao Ly, Bank of Texas & Bank of Texas Mortgage, Sheila Slade, Walnut Hill Elementary School, Talbots, Coppell ISD, East Gate Baptist Church, FUMC Stringfellow, Pizza Inn, Birdville High School, Richland Elementary School, Skyview Elementary School, Northrich Elementary School, Mohawk Elementary School, Atherton Elementary School, ConAgra, The Stanley Works, Dunbar High School, VHA, TD Industries, Stults Road Elementary School, Wells Fargo, Troy Medinis, North Texas Travel Agents & Royal Caribbean Cruises, H.C. Withers Elementary School and Morgan Stanley.

Dash Down Greenville
March 15, 2008

Green beer, great food and a 5K – sound like fun?  If it does then you don’t want to miss the annual Dash Down Greenville Avenue 5K presented by Run On! and Two Rows.  The annual 5K road race is the kick off of Dallas’ St. Patrick’s Celebration and is a party you don’t want to miss.  Registration will open soon so please keep checking www.runontexas.com and www.dashdowngreenville.com for more information.

Click here to listen
to the Dash Down Greenville radio spot!

 

 

Savor Dallas Supports The North Texas Food Bank with Special Ticket Offer

Savor Dallas, an International Experience of Wine, Food, Spirits and the Arts, will donate a portion of ticket sales from the March 7-8 event purchased by friends and supporters of the North Texas Food Bank.  The region's premier wine and food event announced the campaign for the holiday season.  

The special program, which is debuting this year, allows friends and supporters of the North Texas Food Bank who are purchasing 10 or more of tickets to the weekend spectacular to designate the NTFB as the beneficiary of the ticket purchase.  Savor Dallas will give back 15 percent of the total purchase to the Food Bank.

Companies can take advantage of this special offer and benefit the North Texas Food Bank by calling 1-866-277-7920 or e-mailing info@SavorDallas.com and referencing the North Texas Food Bank in their purchase.


 “We are pleased to offer this gift back to the community and help the North Texas Food Bank, the organization that is doing so much for hunger relief in our community,” said Jim White, Savor Dallas co-founder.  “In addition to this new outreach, we will continue to support our worthy causes:  the North Texas Food Bank, the Arts Magnet Building Campaign for Booker T. Washington High School, and the Greater Dallas Restaurant Association Culinary Scholarship program through a donation from our overall ticket sales and with the new Savor Dallas cookbook.”

Savor Dallas will publish a cookbook in 2008, featuring North Texas chefs’ favorite "at home" recipes. Retailing for $14.95, all profits from the cookbook sales will be used to fund culinary scholarships administered by the Greater Dallas Restaurant Association.  Savor Dallas has generously contributed to the causes of fighting hunger, training aspiring young chefs and supporting the arts since its founding in 2004.

Savor Dallas 2007 was attended by more than 4,000 people from Dallas/Fort Worth, throughout Texas and 14 other states across the country.

Savor Dallas, the unique wine and food extravaganza, happens on Friday, March 7, 2008 and continues through Saturday, March 8, 2008. Savor Dallas is Dallas’ international experience of wine, food, spirits and the arts, with delicious wine and food events scheduled in several beautiful downtown Dallas locations.

A Savor Dallas “Friday evening ticket” features two great events with one ticket price. On Friday March 7, the Savor Dallas Arts District Wine Stroll returns to the renowned Nasher Sculpture Center and Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, followed by the "Victory Park Wine and Food Celebration".  A Savor Dallas "Friday evening ticket" will also allow attendees to enjoy a Celebration in Victory Park's AT&T Plaza, including a film screening with AFI DALLAS.

Follow the fun on Saturday, March 8 when the highly anticipated "International Grand Tasting" moves downtown to the beautiful Plaza of the Americas and Westin City Center Hotel (the official host hotel for Savor Dallas). More than 60 of North Texas' top chefs will showcase their signature recipes, along with over 500 premium wines, spirits and beers. The ultimate epicurean experience features vintners, artisan producers and purveyors from around the globe.

Other exciting North Texas events featuring celebrity chefs and vintners will be announced in the coming weeks. The complete schedule and tickets are available at www.SavorDallas.com.

Savor Dallas is a unique weekend extravaganza that provides entertainment and education on the latest in ultra-premium wine, cuisine and spirits - with the special opportunity to interact one-on-one with internationally acclaimed experts in exciting venues. The international experience of wine, food, spirits and the arts took place in 2007 at premier destinations in Dallas such as the exciting Victory Park and the world-famous Dallas Arts District. Savor Dallas participants savored the flavor of a world-class selection of over 500 wines, spirits and beer, while enjoying signature cuisine from top chefs Along with such celebrity experts as Rocco DiSpirito, Darren McGrady, Christine Ansbacher and Tim Laird, Lone Star Award winners Tony Abou-Ganim and Doug Frost provided Savor Dallas guests with their own special, entertaining presentations on the latest in spirits and wines.

AFI Dallas International Film Festival
March 27-April 6, 2008

2 Bucks for 2 Cans

Donate 2 cans of non perishable food items and get $2 off admissions to any AFI Dallas International Film Festival regular screening.  Donations are accepted at the Angelika Film Center, AMC North Park, Magnolia Theater and AFI Dallas Box Office and Headquarters.

“Cans” Film Festival

Donate a minimum of $10 to the North Texas Food Bank through the AFI Virtual Food Drive, and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a fabulous prize!  Donations received by March 23 will be entered to win 2 passes to the AFI Dallas International Film Festival to be held March 27-April 6, 2008.  Donations received by April 6 will be entered into a drawing for a $75 gift certificate to the Victory Tavern at Victory Plaza.